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A Charlie Brown Christmas LIVE! ON STAGE
Saturday, December 9, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
The Brown Theatre
315 W. Broadway, Louisville 40202
The classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful musical stage adaptation featuring all your favorite Peanuts characters and the classic Vince Guaraldi score. Join Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and the gang as they stage a play, save a tree, and learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 11, at 10 a.m., through The Kentucky Center Ticket Service online, by phone (502.584.7777), and at The Kentucky Center box office (501 W. Main Street).
Please note this performance does not take place at The Kentucky Center. The historic Brown Theatre on Broadway is located several blocks away from the Ohio River, near the intersection of Broadway and Third Street.
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JENNA & BARBARA BUSH: SISTERS FIRST
Wednesday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.
The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater
501 W. Main Street, Louisville 40202
Grab your sister (or a friend who is just like one!) and settle in for an evening of personal stories and universal revelations with former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush during their Sisters First tour. Celebrate sisterhood and all the complicated, messy, hilarious, life-defining moments that accompany it.
Jenna and Barbara will take the audience on a revealing, funny, and thoughtful tour behind the scenes of their lives, sharing never-before-told stories about their family, their adventures, loves and losses, and the special sisterly bond that ties them together.
Ticket prices start at $50, reserved seating, fees apply. ALL TICKET PURCHASES INCLUDE AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF SISTERS FIRST, Jenna and Barbara’s highly-anticipated book of personal essays. The VIP Package ($85) also includes premium seating and a pre-show Meet & Greet and photo opportunity.
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 4, at 10 a.m., through The Kentucky Center Ticket Service online, by phone (502.584.7777), and at the box office (501 W. Main).
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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with Wynton Marsalis
Tuesday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.
The Kentucky Center
501 W. Main Street, Louisville 40202
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) comprises 15 of the finest Jazz soloists and ensemble players today. This remarkably versatile orchestra performs a vast repertoire ranging from original compositions and commissioned works, to masterworks by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and more.
Wynton Marsalis, an internationally-acclaimed, award-winning trumpeter, composer, teacher, and music educator, also serves as the JLCO Managing & Artistic Director. Marsalis’ core beliefs and foundation for living are based on the principals of Jazz. He promotes individual creativity (improvisation), collective cooperation (swing), gratitude and good manners (sophistication), and faces adversity with persistent optimism (the blues).
Tickets for this exciting live event go on sale through The Kentucky Center Ticket Service Friday, August 4, at 10 a.m., online, by phone (502.584.7777), and at the box office (501 W. Main Street).